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it's got syria collapsing on one side t has hamas in trouble. so at a very simple, logistical level, this is more demands on iran for resupplying of weapons for political support of various kinds, but there is a broad idealogical game here where iran wins, because iran is seen as the great defender of the palestinians in the middle east these days. this is fas tid arritidiously s. in the political sense, iran is seen as one of the champions of the palestinians. >> will they still be seen as a champion if israel goes debacle and pushes hard against hamas or do they risk losing some of that cache? >> not really. i think everyone understands that israel is one of the most powerful in the middle east by far. it will do what it has to to run gaza. they say to the people of the arab world, we know you're supposed to fear us because we're the shia and you're sunnis and you're arab, but we are the greatest defender of the arab cause, which is the palestinian cause. and it works. go to cairo, to the shops of cairo, and you will see photographs of ahmadin
it's got syria collapsing on one side t has hamas in trouble. so at a very simple, logistical level, this is more demands on iran for resupplying of weapons for political support of various kinds, but there is a broad idealogical game here where iran wins, because iran is seen as the great defender of the palestinians in the middle east these days. this is fas tid arritidiously s. in the political sense, iran is seen as one of the champions of the palestinians. >> will they still be seen...
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images like these in syria. and now a growing number of videos alleging to show similar war crimes carried out by rebel fighters. this video is said to have been shot, one clip is especially disturbing. rebel fighters curse as they fire. the man unarmed is gunned down. in the next clip a detainee is walked past the body. this is said to be from the men on the ground cry out. their pleas met with gunfire. the judge head of the free syrian judicial council blames these actions on the ruthless tactics of the government. these are isolated incidents carried out by individual revolutionaries. the regime tactics are what created this radicalism, he tells us from his base in turkey. a person who has had their entire home destroyed has had their entire family killed will naturally become radicalized. while the council has set up makeshift areas, he admits that they can't control or monitor every single person. still, he says, this is not a reflection of the revolution. our revolution is about justice, equality and rule
images like these in syria. and now a growing number of videos alleging to show similar war crimes carried out by rebel fighters. this video is said to have been shot, one clip is especially disturbing. rebel fighters curse as they fire. the man unarmed is gunned down. in the next clip a detainee is walked past the body. this is said to be from the men on the ground cry out. their pleas met with gunfire. the judge head of the free syrian judicial council blames these actions on the ruthless...
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, an inclusive syria, a moderate syria. we have seen extremist elements insinuate themselves in to the opposition. and, you know, one of the things that we have to be on guard about, particularly when we start talking about arming opposition figures that we're not indirectly putting arms in the hands of folks who would do americans harm or do israelis harm or otherwise engage in actions that are detrimental to our national security so we're constantly probing engaged we ae we'll be in position to encourage the most moderate, thoughtful elements of the opposition committed to inclusion of human rights and working cooperatively with us over the long term. all right? thank you very much. [ inaudible ] >> on spending, $1.2 trillion figure, is that something to see a short-term component or -- >> that was a great question but it would be a horrible precedent for me to answer your question just because you yelled it out. so, thank you very much, guys. >> there you have it, president obama concluding his first news conference sinc
, an inclusive syria, a moderate syria. we have seen extremist elements insinuate themselves in to the opposition. and, you know, one of the things that we have to be on guard about, particularly when we start talking about arming opposition figures that we're not indirectly putting arms in the hands of folks who would do americans harm or do israelis harm or otherwise engage in actions that are detrimental to our national security so we're constantly probing engaged we ae we'll be in position...
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israeli soldiers have fired warning shots towards syria. israeli officials say it was retaliation for a mortar shell that hit near a military post in golan heights. the israeli-syrian border isn't too far from damascus. israeli's military says they've issued a complaint through the united nations. >>> today we stop and take time to honor our veterans. ♪ and bright stars through the perilous fight ♪ >> parades and services are being held across the country to remember all the men and women who have served in our armed forces. >> you're looking at live pictures from arlington national cemetery. he will lay a wreath at the too many tomb of the unknown soldier, and the president will make a statement that happens at 11:00 a.m. eastern time. >>> 51 days and counting. the deadline to make a deal and avert the so-called fiscal cliff less than two months away now. we'll tell you what's at stalk. you're watching cnn sunday morning. ♪ why should saturday night have all the fun? get two times the points on dining in restaurants, with chase sapph
israeli soldiers have fired warning shots towards syria. israeli officials say it was retaliation for a mortar shell that hit near a military post in golan heights. the israeli-syrian border isn't too far from damascus. israeli's military says they've issued a complaint through the united nations. >>> today we stop and take time to honor our veterans. ♪ and bright stars through the perilous fight ♪ >> parades and services are being held across the country to remember all the...
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human rights groups estimate 140 people died today alone in syria. about 40,000 civilians have been killed since this all began. the violence now spilling over into neighboring countries as well. turkey, once an ally has turned against syria, following several deaths blamed on syrian forces. that's where freelance photo journalist robert king is tonight after spending last week inside syria and more than eight months covering the conflict. robert, you just left syria today. you say that this time of bloodshed is happening every day. that syria has become a place where people are constantly burying their children. describe what you saw. >> well, wolf, on this time inside aleppo i was witnessing the hospital being attacked by a syrian jet fighter. it destroyed the hospital completely. doctors and nurses and assistants scrambling to dig out the wounded, dig out the dead. that was just last week. and prior to that i've seen fathers unconsolable holding their dead children, waiting for taxis. children that had their heads almost cut off from rocket attack
human rights groups estimate 140 people died today alone in syria. about 40,000 civilians have been killed since this all began. the violence now spilling over into neighboring countries as well. turkey, once an ally has turned against syria, following several deaths blamed on syrian forces. that's where freelance photo journalist robert king is tonight after spending last week inside syria and more than eight months covering the conflict. robert, you just left syria today. you say that this...
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, an inclusive syria, a moderate syria. we have seen extremist elements insinuate themselves into the opposition. and, you know, one of the things we have to be on guard about, particularly when we start talking about arming opposition figures, is that we're not indirectly putting arms in the hands of folks who would do americans harm or do israelis harm or otherwise engage in actions that are detrimental to our national security. so we're constantly probing and working on that issue, the more engaged we are, the more we'll be in a position to make sure that we are encouraging the most moderate, thoughtful elements of the opposition that are committed to inclusion, observance of human rights and working cooperatively with us over the long-term. thank you very much. [ inaudible ] >> -- on spending, the $1.2 trillion figure, is that something you see in the short-term or is there -- >> that was a great question, but it would be a horrible precedent for me to answer your question just because you yelled it out. so thank you ve
, an inclusive syria, a moderate syria. we have seen extremist elements insinuate themselves into the opposition. and, you know, one of the things we have to be on guard about, particularly when we start talking about arming opposition figures, is that we're not indirectly putting arms in the hands of folks who would do americans harm or do israelis harm or otherwise engage in actions that are detrimental to our national security. so we're constantly probing and working on that issue, the more...
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the next step for the rebels is the friends of syria meeting in morocco. hard to think anybody being friendly with images like that. secretary of state hillary clinton will be at that meeting and actually may announce if the united states is formally going to recognize this new group of unified opposition members as actually representative of syrian people. >> we are doing what we can to support the opposition, but also to try to support those inside syria, particularly in the local councils who are committed to the kind of continuity in the syrian governmental institutions so we don't see a collapse and disbandment of institutional forces that we know from our iraq experience could be extremely dangerous. >>> cnn's ivan watson is live with us now from istanbul in neighboring turkey. ivan, a lot of people got a chill about this blackout effectively a communications blackout. do we know for sure that it is the government of syria that effectively cut its country off from the rest of the world, or is there something else afoot? >> reporter: we don't know exa
the next step for the rebels is the friends of syria meeting in morocco. hard to think anybody being friendly with images like that. secretary of state hillary clinton will be at that meeting and actually may announce if the united states is formally going to recognize this new group of unified opposition members as actually representative of syrian people. >> we are doing what we can to support the opposition, but also to try to support those inside syria, particularly in the local...
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i'm also hearing that cell phone outages and the internet has been now blocked in syria, which means communications for so many are now down and syria has been now shut oh of essentially from the rest of the world. you know, that sounds awfully foreboding. but at the same time, we're coming up in a few months on two years since all of this began. why am i only hearing about internet blackouts now? this would seem like a very big tactic for the government to use much earlier on before we started seeing all those horrors. >> reporter: i mean, today that is, to be honest, some quite substantial news. weeks of rebel successes but the calculation made by the government, if it is the government shutting down the internet, the rebels benefit more from the internet being on, use it to spread news and put video out of what they have been doing. the rebels benefit more than the regime benefits from the internet being on. does suggest some sort of crisis within the inner regime and damascus. there could be other explanations, a technical hitch or rebel success causing this to happen. but bear i
i'm also hearing that cell phone outages and the internet has been now blocked in syria, which means communications for so many are now down and syria has been now shut oh of essentially from the rest of the world. you know, that sounds awfully foreboding. but at the same time, we're coming up in a few months on two years since all of this began. why am i only hearing about internet blackouts now? this would seem like a very big tactic for the government to use much earlier on before we started...
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and we have to remember, hamas is still very much is being backed by iran, by hezbollah, by assad of syria, all the murderers and very evil forces in the region that support hamas. it's not their interest of the countries in the region to support hamas. terrorism can spill over. we saw it in egypt. how 16 egyptian soldiers were murdered because of the spillover of terrorism from gaza, ham as. >> all right. thank you very much for coming on and talking about the israeli side of this. we appreciate your time. i want now to get to the other side of the conflict and bring in the chief representative of the general delegation of the palestine liberation organization to the united states. good to talk to you, ambassador and to talk to you again. >> thank you. >> the other day when you were on this program before the cease-fire and i asked you whether you supported hamas, you said when it comes to our differences with hamas we have differences practically. this is normal. but what is happening in the gaza strip, a direct attack on innocent civilians, we're witnessing a deliberate escalation on th
and we have to remember, hamas is still very much is being backed by iran, by hezbollah, by assad of syria, all the murderers and very evil forces in the region that support hamas. it's not their interest of the countries in the region to support hamas. terrorism can spill over. we saw it in egypt. how 16 egyptian soldiers were murdered because of the spillover of terrorism from gaza, ham as. >> all right. thank you very much for coming on and talking about the israeli side of this. we...
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and you have the disintegration of syria and talk about recognizing this new national coalition in syria. it tells you about the ab jex to this, the lead on this issue, who really ran out the clock on the syrians is none other than secretary of state hillary clinton. >> should the united states be providing arms at this point? or is that just too far? >> well, i think we have to provide arm. it's amazing. we keep complaining there are jihadists in syria. we keep complaining maybe these people will have anti-aircraft missiles. but we don't talk about what the violence inflicted on the syrian people. i think it's way late in the hour. and i think we owe it to the syrians to be truthful with them. and we owe it to ourselves to recognize a genuine humanitarian disaster in syria. >> fouad ajami, always good to see you in "the situation room." >> thank you, joe. >>> the u.s. is rapidly approaching the fiscal cliff with predictions of dire consequences for the entire country. we'll look at what that could mean for you. make a wish! i wish we could lie here forever. i wish this test drive was ov
and you have the disintegration of syria and talk about recognizing this new national coalition in syria. it tells you about the ab jex to this, the lead on this issue, who really ran out the clock on the syrians is none other than secretary of state hillary clinton. >> should the united states be providing arms at this point? or is that just too far? >> well, i think we have to provide arm. it's amazing. we keep complaining there are jihadists in syria. we keep complaining maybe...
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syria can collapse, libya can collapse. iran may go through regime change, but they'll always be a strong persian state. >> what does that tell you about u.s. policy toward iran? >> what it tells me is that our grand strategy has to be how do we engage in a dialogue with iran. what is the path toward that. is it fighting a war with them over nuclear weapons? is it not fighting a war with them? but the endgame is a dialogue with what is probably the most significant state in the middle east where we have a lot of interests to discuss. >> so the middle east you're describing is really one where the states that are real and enduring, iran, egypt. >> tunisia. >> turkey to a certain extent. >> absolutely, turkey,y. >> those are the six -- >> because they're age-old clusters of civilization with natural borders. countries like algeria, syria, libya, jordan, were never really thought of until states until the 20 ts century. >> someone once described them as tribes with flags. >> yes. yemen is a mixed bag. even the turks and the br
syria can collapse, libya can collapse. iran may go through regime change, but they'll always be a strong persian state. >> what does that tell you about u.s. policy toward iran? >> what it tells me is that our grand strategy has to be how do we engage in a dialogue with iran. what is the path toward that. is it fighting a war with them over nuclear weapons? is it not fighting a war with them? but the endgame is a dialogue with what is probably the most significant state in the...
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. >>> is war-ravaged syria forming a tighter alliance with iran? lisa sylvester's monitor thag and some other top stories in "the situation room" right now. >> hi, joe. syrian state television is airing new video of president bashar al assad, he's seen meeting with the chairman of the iranian parliament in syria's capital of damascus today. this comes as fighting continues to rage in syria's civil war and the death toll continues to mount one day after 151 people were killed across the country, opposition activists say at least 43 people have died in syria today. and we want to warn you what you are about to see next is graphic. and it may be disturbing for some of our viewers. a 16-year-old girl was walking down the street in east london last week when suddenly a man came up behind her -- oh, and brutally knocked her to the ground. the attack was captured on closed circuit tv. a suspect is under arrest. and the teen, we are happy to say, she is now recovering. blackberry maker research in motion is riding a wave of investor optimism. its stock sur
. >>> is war-ravaged syria forming a tighter alliance with iran? lisa sylvester's monitor thag and some other top stories in "the situation room" right now. >> hi, joe. syrian state television is airing new video of president bashar al assad, he's seen meeting with the chairman of the iranian parliament in syria's capital of damascus today. this comes as fighting continues to rage in syria's civil war and the death toll continues to mount one day after 151 people were...
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syria is not our war, and syria is not going to be our war. but there are tens of thousands of people dead there already. and the regime there appears to have just turned off the lights, pulled the plug, disconnected that country entirely from the eyes of the world. what are we going to do about it? we do actually have to make a decision, right? what are we going to do about? are we going to pick a new secretary of state in the middle of deciding what to do about it or decide, nah, we don't need that job, we'd rather have a tantrum in washington about something too incoherent to track on a daily basis in the news anymore? are we capable of picking a secretary of state on substantive grounds or is it going to continue to be this nonsense? the afghanistan war is our war. the longest war in american history. the last campaign, the same opposition party, the republican party for vice president and president nominated candidates who not only had zero foreign policy between them but no coherent policy whatsoever about what to do about the war and di
syria is not our war, and syria is not going to be our war. but there are tens of thousands of people dead there already. and the regime there appears to have just turned off the lights, pulled the plug, disconnected that country entirely from the eyes of the world. what are we going to do about it? we do actually have to make a decision, right? what are we going to do about? are we going to pick a new secretary of state in the middle of deciding what to do about it or decide, nah, we don't...
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but first, disturbing new signs the deadly crisis in syria is escalating. our lisa sylvester's monitoring that and other top stories in "the situation room" right now. lisa, what do you have? >> hi there, joe. turkey is asking nato for patriot missiles to help bolster air defenses after violence from syria. a letter to the alliance cites threats the crisis poses to turkey's national security. last month syrian artillery shells killed five civilians. nato is convening to consider the matter and send a team to turkey to look at possible missile deployment sites. and jesse jackson jr. is resigning from congress. the son of the civil rights leader the reverend jesse jackson has been out for months on what he calls several serious health issues. he's also being investigated by the fbi and house ethics committee. he submitted his letter of resignation to house speaker john boehner just a little more than two weeks after winning re-election. and an extraordinary moment in basketball. a great game would be a player scoring in the high double digits. but what about
but first, disturbing new signs the deadly crisis in syria is escalating. our lisa sylvester's monitoring that and other top stories in "the situation room" right now. lisa, what do you have? >> hi there, joe. turkey is asking nato for patriot missiles to help bolster air defenses after violence from syria. a letter to the alliance cites threats the crisis poses to turkey's national security. last month syrian artillery shells killed five civilians. nato is convening to consider...
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. >>> israel fired warning shots into neighboring syria today effectively telling syria keep that civil war inside your own country. an israeli military spokesman says a mortar shell from syria hit an israeli military post. it's the first time israel has fired on syria since 1973. >>> some people in indianapolis are returning home now after a massive explosion last night tore through a neighborhood killing two people. seven others were injured in the blast and fire that destroyed or damaged several homes. about 200 people were evacuated. there's no word yet on what caused the explosion which blew out windows for at least two blocks in every direction. people heard the blast three miles away. >>> the resignation of david petraeus as cia director was the talk of the town in washington on the sunday shows as well. lawmakers in both parties say they want to know more about why the fbi investigation into the extramarital affair involving the nation's top spy was kept under wraps. >> how the fbi could have been investigating it this long and yet, you know, general petraeus was involved, direc
. >>> israel fired warning shots into neighboring syria today effectively telling syria keep that civil war inside your own country. an israeli military spokesman says a mortar shell from syria hit an israeli military post. it's the first time israel has fired on syria since 1973. >>> some people in indianapolis are returning home now after a massive explosion last night tore through a neighborhood killing two people. seven others were injured in the blast and fire that...
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. >> what about syria? what would you like to see the government of israel as far as syria is concerned? because it's intense what's going on right now. about 40,000 people have been killed over the past year and a half. >> it's horrible. it's a terrible tragedy. we, the people of israel, look at the people of syria with great respect, even awe standing up and risking and even giving their lives for freedom from the terrible bashar al assad regime. we want them to go. we've long wanted him to depart. he is an ally of iran. he has not only killed 40,000 of his own people, he's tried to make a secret nuclear military program, he's helped in providing tens and tens of thousands of missiles to terrorists in lebanon and gaza. he is a loose cannon. we want him gone. we want to see a democratic and peaceful in syria. >> what about the u.s. army corps of engineers is about to build a top secret underground facility at an israeli air base outside of tel aviv. >> know nothing about it whatsoever. >> you don't know no
. >> what about syria? what would you like to see the government of israel as far as syria is concerned? because it's intense what's going on right now. about 40,000 people have been killed over the past year and a half. >> it's horrible. it's a terrible tragedy. we, the people of israel, look at the people of syria with great respect, even awe standing up and risking and even giving their lives for freedom from the terrible bashar al assad regime. we want them to go. we've long...
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. >>> across syria today more fighting and more casualties. opposition activists say at least 15 people were killed today. most of them in damascus and its suburbs. more than 50 people were reportedly killed yesterday in fighting throughout syria. >>> china has successfully landed a fighter jet on an aircraft carrier for the first time. china's official news agency says the aircraft carrier was being built in the old soviet union. it's expected to hold 30 j-15 fighter jets. the j-15 is reportedly comparable to an american f-18. could be years though before that carrier is fully functional. >>> the flood storm ending southwest england and wales are expected to get worse. look at these images of swollen rivers and towns under water. dozens of roads are already closed and some drivers have had to be rescued from their vehicles. at least one person has died, a woman who was trapped under a tree. >>> investigators now say that giant blast that turned a massachusetts strip club into dust and debris friday night was actually caused by human error. th
. >>> across syria today more fighting and more casualties. opposition activists say at least 15 people were killed today. most of them in damascus and its suburbs. more than 50 people were reportedly killed yesterday in fighting throughout syria. >>> china has successfully landed a fighter jet on an aircraft carrier for the first time. china's official news agency says the aircraft carrier was being built in the old soviet union. it's expected to hold 30 j-15 fighter jets....
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we'll speak with cnn's arwa damon from northern syria later this hour. a federal judge is ordering tobacco companies to publicly admit they deceived americans about the dangers of smoking. the court ruled big tobacco should print on the box and advertisements. it's not clear if tobacco companies will appeal this decision. and the self-described king of motivation has died at the age of 86 years old. zig ziglar best known for his seminars and more than two dozen books on salesmanship. he died in dallas after getting pneumonia. he had quite an influence. he had 30 books or so over the course of his life. >> quite a following. thanks very much, lisa, for that. >>> republican raise eyebrows when he said he might break the anti-tax pledge. that statement could also draw him into getting a new primary opponent as far as his re-election is concerned. primary opponent who also happens to be a cnn contributor. we're going to speak to that contributor next. u stay with us, the more you save. and when you switch from another company to us, we even reward you for th
we'll speak with cnn's arwa damon from northern syria later this hour. a federal judge is ordering tobacco companies to publicly admit they deceived americans about the dangers of smoking. the court ruled big tobacco should print on the box and advertisements. it's not clear if tobacco companies will appeal this decision. and the self-described king of motivation has died at the age of 86 years old. zig ziglar best known for his seminars and more than two dozen books on salesmanship. he died in...
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not libya, necessarily, or in syria, but between the israelis and the palestinians. hamas specifically. in gaza the israeli air strikes killed the top hamas military commander. i assume this issue will be coming up. the president will have to deal with this in some way. >> this is very delicate, wolf. as he steps out, this is -- we have rockets, we have attacks, we have the leaders killed, the military leader killed. this is a really delicate developing crisis. >> the u.s. is trying to get a peace process going again, but it doesn't bode well, politically speaking. this could be problematic as well as we wait for the president? >> well, this is how a president is tested, and a gnaw strooigs, again, as he embarks on his second term, the kind of relationships is he iffing to have with republicans while the rest of the world sees us working all these things out. people take, i think, advantage of the uncertainty right here that we're seeing. >> gloria, you know, we heard from jessica earlier. the president will take eight questions. that means eight reporters will have
not libya, necessarily, or in syria, but between the israelis and the palestinians. hamas specifically. in gaza the israeli air strikes killed the top hamas military commander. i assume this issue will be coming up. the president will have to deal with this in some way. >> this is very delicate, wolf. as he steps out, this is -- we have rockets, we have attacks, we have the leaders killed, the military leader killed. this is a really delicate developing crisis. >> the u.s. is trying...
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it hasn't been on syria, it hasn't been on these issues. i think it would be an exaggeration -- a gross exaggeration to say it's a pawn of iran. but it's certainly true that they do not take america's concerns particularly seriously. and they have their own internal reasons for doing things that are often quite sectarian. and we're stuck with the situation. i don't know that there's much we can do. but i share senator mccain's outrage. >> a lot of people do right now. they're wondering what's going on in iraq. fareed, thanks very much for coming in. we really appreciate it. >> pleasure, wolf. >>> don't forget to tune in to fareed zakaria gps, it airs every sunday here on cnn 10:00 a.m. eastern and 1:00 p.m. eastern as well. david petraeus returns to capitol hill for the first time since his shocking resignation as the cia chief. what he's now telling lawmakers about the attack in libya that killed a u.s. ambassador and three other americans. wç?q9iuó >>> exactly one week after a surprise resignation as cia director, david petraeus was on
it hasn't been on syria, it hasn't been on these issues. i think it would be an exaggeration -- a gross exaggeration to say it's a pawn of iran. but it's certainly true that they do not take america's concerns particularly seriously. and they have their own internal reasons for doing things that are often quite sectarian. and we're stuck with the situation. i don't know that there's much we can do. but i share senator mccain's outrage. >> a lot of people do right now. they're wondering...
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. >>> israel fired a warning shot into syria today after a stray mortar shell came across the border. the shell hit an israeli military post in the golden heights area. no one was injured but jerusalem has filed a complaint with u.n. forces operating in the area. >>> and closer to home, a new york resident hardest hit by superstorm sandy are getting ready to enter their third week without power or water. more than 38,000 customers remain in the dark. the storm is now to blame for 43 deaths in new york
. >>> israel fired a warning shot into syria today after a stray mortar shell came across the border. the shell hit an israeli military post in the golden heights area. no one was injured but jerusalem has filed a complaint with u.n. forces operating in the area. >>> and closer to home, a new york resident hardest hit by superstorm sandy are getting ready to enter their third week without power or water. more than 38,000 customers remain in the dark. the storm is now to blame...
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you have syria up in flames and so on. it's a dangerous cocktail, isn't it? >> that's precisely it. there isn't actually a war going on in gaza by which i mean if there is a war it's a very one-sided war. the israelis will win. they have massive superiority. they have done this before and the hamas will fire rockets and can keep firing them but these are very ineffective. they don't do much damage to the israelis. they cause the israeli civilians to cower in fear and understandably is something the israelis have to react to but the danger here is that egypt and israel had a peace treaty that was the cornerstone of middle east stability. you have a new government. how will they react to this? the turks almost cut off relations with israel because of gaza, the embargo. the turks were trying to resupply them. so it's all these new pieces. for most of the last 50 years, israel has when it has found peace with the arabs has found them at the top level with the dictators. it has made peace with the princes. now it's going to have to try to figure out what happens when the people are in ch
you have syria up in flames and so on. it's a dangerous cocktail, isn't it? >> that's precisely it. there isn't actually a war going on in gaza by which i mean if there is a war it's a very one-sided war. the israelis will win. they have massive superiority. they have done this before and the hamas will fire rockets and can keep firing them but these are very ineffective. they don't do much damage to the israelis. they cause the israeli civilians to cower in fear and understandably is...
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the opposition reports at least 126 people killed across syria in the past 24 hours. some 400,000 syrians now listed or waiting to be listed as refugees. >>> in a bid to strengthen its claim, syrians legitimate future government, the leading opposition group, the syrian national council on friday shuffled its leadership and named a new president. >>> in the kingdom of bahrain, clashes broke out when government forces blocked access to a mosque where a prominent cleric was speaking. a teenager was reported hit by a car and killed while fleeing police. tensions have been high in the country following a series of bombings in the capital. >>> this man ping is expected to be named secretary-general of the party next week. the leader of the communist party typically becomes the country's leader. the change in party leadership occurs every ten years. >>> the attack on a teenage girl in pakistan who wanted to go to school has inspired pakistani leaders. they are now promising to get 5 million more children into classrooms. one month since the taliban shot her in the head and
the opposition reports at least 126 people killed across syria in the past 24 hours. some 400,000 syrians now listed or waiting to be listed as refugees. >>> in a bid to strengthen its claim, syrians legitimate future government, the leading opposition group, the syrian national council on friday shuffled its leadership and named a new president. >>> in the kingdom of bahrain, clashes broke out when government forces blocked access to a mosque where a prominent cleric was...
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. >>> with the country he claims to lead in revolt, syria's dictator vows to live or die in his homeland and issues a stark warning. or that printing in cor had to cost a fortune. nobody said an all-in-one had to be bulky. or that you had to print from your desk. at least, nobody said it to us. introducing the business smart inkjet all-in-one series from brother. easy to use, it's the ultimate combination of speed, small size, and low-cost printing. >>> digging deeper, late word tonight that starting tomorrow, people in new york's five boroughs and long island's two counties will have to check their license plates before trying to fill up with gas. officials announcing odd/even gas rationing to try and shrink the long gas lines and shortages that sprang up after sandy hit. new york mayor bloomberg saying only one in four city gas stations are open. that's not all. a week and a half since sandy, a day after a bad nor'easter, an awful lot of people, especially in new york and new jersey, still without power. 666,000 customers. that's actually up from yesterday, thanks to the nor'easter. pe
. >>> with the country he claims to lead in revolt, syria's dictator vows to live or die in his homeland and issues a stark warning. or that printing in cor had to cost a fortune. nobody said an all-in-one had to be bulky. or that you had to print from your desk. at least, nobody said it to us. introducing the business smart inkjet all-in-one series from brother. easy to use, it's the ultimate combination of speed, small size, and low-cost printing. >>> digging deeper, late...
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i made in syria, and i believe in syria, and i am syrian. >> he says he will die in syria. we will bring you the latest on the crisis in that country. year. time for campbell's green bean casserole. you'll find the recipe at campbellskitchen.com. ♪ campbell's. it's amazing what soup can do. and the candidate's speech is in pieces all over the district. the writer's desktop and the coordinator's phone are working on a joke with local color. the secure cloud just received a revised intro from the strategist's tablet. and while i make my way into the venue, the candidate will be rehearsing off of his phone. [ candidate ] and thanks to every young face i see out there. [ woman ] his phone is one of his biggest supporters. [ female announcer ] with cisco at the center... working together has never worked so well. >>> one of the few international aid groups on the ground in syria is now sounding a serious alarm the international committee of the red cross says it can no longer reach nvrn need because of security threats. meanwhile, syria's president bashar al as yachted has giv
i made in syria, and i believe in syria, and i am syrian. >> he says he will die in syria. we will bring you the latest on the crisis in that country. year. time for campbell's green bean casserole. you'll find the recipe at campbellskitchen.com. ♪ campbell's. it's amazing what soup can do. and the candidate's speech is in pieces all over the district. the writer's desktop and the coordinator's phone are working on a joke with local color. the secure cloud just received a revised intro...
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let's talk syria. more than 32,000 have died in nearly the two years of fighting in your article you say some official advisory -- might take a muscular approach to the crisis. what does that look like? >> i think, first of all, you could see a morrow bust effort to -- >> they realize that these islamists are all the ones with the guns and the money and, therefore, they would have the power in the future of syria, so i think they maied might aid them a little bit more. i also think that there could be support for no fly zone. turkey has said that it could put patriot missile on the border with syria because of all these skirmishes, so i think if turkey were to take the lead here the u.s. could support eventually a no fly zone to protect some of the syrian armed rebels. they are actually doing the work to prepare. >> you talk about iran. today we justice learned that iran's military shot down a u.s. spy zone last week, and throughout the campaign the israeli government was criticized for not pressing th
let's talk syria. more than 32,000 have died in nearly the two years of fighting in your article you say some official advisory -- might take a muscular approach to the crisis. what does that look like? >> i think, first of all, you could see a morrow bust effort to -- >> they realize that these islamists are all the ones with the guns and the money and, therefore, they would have the power in the future of syria, so i think they maied might aid them a little bit more. i also think...
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they point to syria. what robots could do in a conflict like that. >> because the weapons are emotionless, they could serve as a perfect tool for a dictator, who would not have to worry about the danger of a human soldier turning on him if fired -- if ordered to fire on his own civilians. a robot would not do that. >> and chris lawrence for us, with us at the pentagon right now. it's fascinating. what if something were to go haywire and all these killer robots were kind of meant to take over? what does the pentagon think about all this? >> they're concerned, you know. it's tough because the technology doesn't exist yet. your kind of forecasting what your concerns may be 20 years from now. what this directive does is say there's got to be some inherent fail safes built in. if something were to go wrong we have to minimize that damage and cut it off immediately. it's a message to the weapons developers out there not to build these systems because the pentagon is not going to buy them unless they fall into r
they point to syria. what robots could do in a conflict like that. >> because the weapons are emotionless, they could serve as a perfect tool for a dictator, who would not have to worry about the danger of a human soldier turning on him if fired -- if ordered to fire on his own civilians. a robot would not do that. >> and chris lawrence for us, with us at the pentagon right now. it's fascinating. what if something were to go haywire and all these killer robots were kind of meant to...
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heights took fire from syria. israel doesn't want to get involved and spread itself thin in syria. i think that's why international reaction on syria is so important right now. >> it's one of the fault lines in the middle east. i think if you're in israel, it's not the one at the moment that keeps you up the most. the palestinian one is the most, then you've got egypt the anchor. i think israelis are most worried about jordan. the israelis are not central with the dynamic in syria. syria, though, that begin as a civil war then spread into a proxy war has the potential, you're right, to become somewhat of a regional war. just when you thought the middle east can't get worse, it can. >> what's your assessment of pretty much the fact a good portion of the top level of the united states diplomatic/intelligence apparatus, general petraeus, secretary clinton perhaps leaving. where does that leave us, in terms of, you know, the overlap in the least? >> underneath you got thousands of people following intel. and the ambas
heights took fire from syria. israel doesn't want to get involved and spread itself thin in syria. i think that's why international reaction on syria is so important right now. >> it's one of the fault lines in the middle east. i think if you're in israel, it's not the one at the moment that keeps you up the most. the palestinian one is the most, then you've got egypt the anchor. i think israelis are most worried about jordan. the israelis are not central with the dynamic in syria. syria,...
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you've got a civil war next door in syria. you have a different government in egypt and the morrisey government is reacting differently than perhaps the mubarak government did before. >> what's the short-term solution then? >> well, i think the danger for israel for example, it has a right of self-defense, but obviously if it decides to return ground troops to gaza the optics there work against israel in a much -- in a region that now is governed far more by populism than by authoritarianism. i think it has to make sure that its response is aggressive, tries to deal with the threat to israel's people, but doesn't go too far. >> let's talk about the united states' potential role. health care was president obama's defining achievement for his first term. when we look at a second term will the president look at middle east peace, the road map to peace might this be his big deal for his second term? does it need to be? >> i think that's part of the motivation here. you know, you have coming up the palestinian authority which of co
you've got a civil war next door in syria. you have a different government in egypt and the morrisey government is reacting differently than perhaps the mubarak government did before. >> what's the short-term solution then? >> well, i think the danger for israel for example, it has a right of self-defense, but obviously if it decides to return ground troops to gaza the optics there work against israel in a much -- in a region that now is governed far more by populism than by...
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and you've been to syria and it's an absolute basket case. >> and it is heartbreaking. you see these middle class -- i talked to one woman who a week ago was living this middle class existence with her husband and a nice home in aleppo and a bomb destroys her house and now her husband goes missing and she's living with her family in a white tent in the middle of nowhere. this is happening day in and day out and i think the turmoil in gaza is a gift of president assad. it's a kind of distraction that he's delighted to have. >> the world in the arab community is paying more attention to 30 people being killed in gaza than 30,000 people being killed muslim on muslim and arab on arab and that's disproportionate. >> the arab spring fallout, what is your take on that? >> i think i would like to go back to allen's point which is exactly right. as you and i talked about three nights ago, egypt could be the clear player in this. morsi's been in power now for four and a half months and it would be very important to watch, is he going to be a brag mattist and hang tight to the pol
and you've been to syria and it's an absolute basket case. >> and it is heartbreaking. you see these middle class -- i talked to one woman who a week ago was living this middle class existence with her husband and a nice home in aleppo and a bomb destroys her house and now her husband goes missing and she's living with her family in a white tent in the middle of nowhere. this is happening day in and day out and i think the turmoil in gaza is a gift of president assad. it's a kind of...
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. >>> there's a diplomatic milestone to report from war torn syria. the u.s. is formally declaring its support for a newly formed coalition trying to topple the assad regime. the anti-government groups unified to win more international support and a better plan for a post-assad future. >>> at arlington international cemetery just outside of washington president obama paid a veterans day visit to section 60. that's the burial site for military personnel killed in the war on terror that was launched after the 9/11 attacks. he says the nation is indebted to the sacrifices paid in all wars and by all veterans. >> today, a proud nation expresses our gratitude. but we do so mindful that no ceremony or parade, no hug or handshake, is enough to truly honor that service. >> president obama says over the next few years more than a million service members will transition back to civilian lives. he also points out it was the first veterans day in ten years that no americans served in iraq. >>> if you're looking for a job in new york, applebee's might be a waste of your ti
. >>> there's a diplomatic milestone to report from war torn syria. the u.s. is formally declaring its support for a newly formed coalition trying to topple the assad regime. the anti-government groups unified to win more international support and a better plan for a post-assad future. >>> at arlington international cemetery just outside of washington president obama paid a veterans day visit to section 60. that's the burial site for military personnel killed in the war on...